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Lead concurrent, complex public-sector customer deployments of Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange from kickoff through closure. Responsibilities include project planning, execution, governance, risk and issue management, milestone tracking, stakeholder communication, documentation, escalation resolution, and formal sign-off. The role coordinates cross-functional technical teams and customer stakeholders across Zero Trust, security tool migration, architecture assessment, and optimization programs.

Leads the US SLED Sales Engineering organization by recruiting and mentoring managers and technical contributors, owning the technical sales motion, scaling sales engineering processes, developing account strategies, and serving as a technical executive sponsor for strategic customers and partners. The role requires deep network security expertise, multi-line management experience, customer-facing leadership, AI fluency, and travel of up to 40%.

The Senior Technical Enablement Engineer develops global technical enablement programs, content, learning paths, labs, simulations, demos, proof-of-value processes, and architectural workshops. The role collaborates with Sales Engineering and Product Management to translate complex cybersecurity concepts into effective seller training and outcome-focused narratives. Responsibilities include managing multiple enablement projects, using AI-assisted content tools, refining technical assets, and supporting technical seller confidence and pipeline impact. The role requires cybersecurity sales engineering experience, strong presentation skills, AI fluency, and domestic and international travel as needed.

Leads and scales professional services delivery for public sector cybersecurity customers, managing consultants, project managers, resident engineers, deployments, capacity, utilization, margins, backlog, and services P&L. Serves as a senior escalation point for government customers and systems integrators while ensuring compliance with Zero Trust, FedRAMP, DoD, and CJIS requirements. Develops talent, partner enablement, AI-driven delivery practices, and service offerings across federal, defense, intelligence, and SLED markets.

Leads global customer advocacy through AI-powered innovation, strategic customer content, and third-party validation. Drives adoption and optimization of AI solutions, measures productivity and business impact, develops customer success stories for integrated campaigns, manages Gartner Peer Insights review programs, and supports analyst engagement and customer references. The role requires cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success, along with scalable processes, analytics, and operational execution.

Leads and develops a regional sales engineering team supporting Zscaler’s core and generative AI portfolio. The role includes recruiting, mentoring, scaling discovery and proof-of-concept processes, partnering with sales and customers on solution design, and driving value-based selling. Candidates need cybersecurity and networking expertise, sales or systems engineering experience, team leadership skills, AI fluency, and the ability to operate in a matrixed go-to-market environment.

Leads strategic enterprise engagements by delivering technical positioning, executive architecture workshops, competitive differentiation, and technical sales closure for Zero Trust and SASE solutions. Partners with Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Enablement to translate customer requirements into initiatives, accelerate go-to-market execution, and support complex security and network transformation opportunities.

Leads rapid-response corporate communications, reactive media outreach, partner communications, competitive share-of-voice analysis, and executive business reviews. Builds scalable communications programs, approval workflows, and measurement frameworks connecting media effectiveness to pipeline and revenue impact. Requires strong writing, analytical judgment, AI workflow adoption, and experience in PR or communications, preferably within B2B technology or cybersecurity.

Enterprise account executive responsible for building C‑level relationships, creating long-term account strategies, collaborating cross-functionally, and aligning Zscaler security solutions to customer goals. Must drive full-cycle sales, close net-new logos, and leverage channel partnerships to meet or exceed targets.

Lead corporate communications and PR strategy focused on customer stories, cybersecurity research, and public sector initiatives. Build integrated content calendars, identify data-driven narratives, brief creative teams on visual assets, pitch stories to press and analysts, and develop market-facing communications. Partner across customer advocacy, sales, success, ThreatLabz, product, GTM, and design teams to translate complex technical research into accessible messaging and increase market visibility.